SEOUL, Apr. 6 (Korea Bizwire) –With a new law mandating transparency on loot box odds in video games taking effect, multiple South Korean game companies have acknowledged errors in how they previously disclosed the probabilities of receiving rare in-game items, raising concerns among gamers about potential manipulation. In recent days, major publishers including Gravity for [...]
Barcelona, Spain, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) announced today that the company will partner with Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) and Spain’s No.1 mobile carrier Telefónica to introduce South Korea’s coding education to Barcelona, Spain. The company said that its Smart Robot Coding School will be added to the school curriculum [...]
Seoul, Korea, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) - SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) today announced that it has successfully developed a prototype of an ultra-small quantum random number generator (QRNG) chip packed with entropy source and Deterministic Random Bit Generator (DRBG). A QRNG generates true random numbers without any kind of pattern, meaning that it is ideal for [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) ― Proving that a washing machines can be the star of a viral video, LG Electronics’ House of Cards video was the recipient of an AME Award in the category of branded entertainment. One of the most prestigious industry honors, the AME (Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness) Awards recognize a marketing [...]
Seoul, Korea, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it will bring T.um Mobile, a travelling ICT museum, to Barcelona to provide Spanish children with the chance to experience cutting-edge technologies. T.um Mobile will be opened as part of the Youth Mobile Festival (YoMo) Barcelona at Fira Montjuic, from February 27 [...]
Seoul, Korea, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it, together with Busan Transportation Corporation (BTC), has deployed the world’s first LTE-R, a standard for the next-generation railway communication system, on Busan Subway Line 1. Since entering a contract for the deployment of LTE-R with BTC in August 2015, SK Telecom [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that SK Holdings C&C Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Park Jung-ho has been appointed as the new President and CEO of SK Telecom. Since joining Sunkyong Group (which is now SK Holdings) in 1989, Park has served various key positions within the SK Group. From [...]
Seoul, Korea, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) today announced that it has published ‘ATSCALE White Paper’ to suggest the direction for evolution of the next-generation telecommunications networks including the 5G network. In this white paper, SK Telecom describes in detail its ATSCALE vision and architecture, based on which it will realize [...]
Seoul, Korea, March 31, 2016 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it, together with Samsung Electronics, had successfully tested its 5G system at 28 GHz in the outdoor environment. 5G Millimeter Wave* technologies applied to the test include transmitter, receiver and antenna technologies designed to effectively transmit radio signals in the 28GHz [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 30, 2016 (Korea Bizwire) ― Starting this week, LG Electronics (LG) will begin reaching global markets with its highly anticipated LG G5 modular smartphone. The LG G5 will debut in South Korea on March 31 and the United States on April 1 to be followed by countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, among [...]